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mIII^atfranflc journalP.E. EDMONDSON,Ettlor ill Proprietor.LaU RANGE, NOVEMBER 28, 1888.IT MAY NOT MATTERto you tout (HAHE’H BARLEY MALTWHISKY lit dIntuit'd by one of thooldest «nd most reliable houses InKENTUCKY,BUT IT DOES MATTERwhether you purchase tor family ormedicinal use a perfectly pnre stlm-ulant. That CHASE’H BARLEY MALTWHISKY Is ABSOLUTELY PURE Isattested by certificates from the high-est chemical authorities who recom-mend It tor MEDICINAL USE.For Sale ByHaekebeil A WmhIi, LaGrange, T ui.Houston A Meek. West Point. Texas.THEY WILL RESTORE THE ROSESTO YOUR CHEEKS.LIVER -vKlHftsThe Latest Production of MedicalScience.No Mercury or Opiates.The Prescription of an Eminent Physician.THEY ACT DIRECTLY ON THELIVER, KIDNEYS AND BLOOD.SPEEDILY CUREvLToKro^tdLiver, Sick Headache, CoiiHilpation, l)i«zinens,Fevera, Mental Worry, Jaundice, Sallow (’om-ploxlon. Gout, Rheumatism, Female Ailments*and Affections of the Kidneys. They carry offthe iiotson from the Liver and Kidneys, quickenthe Circulation and give tone and vigor to thewhole Hyntem.GENTLE AND EFFICIENT, SUGAR COATED.25c. a Box ; 5 Boxes for #1.00.ONE PILL IS A DOSE.For sale by Druggist* generally, orCLEVELAND PILL CO.,Pharmaceutical Chemist*,40 John 8t., NEW YORK.Dr. C. F. BROWN’Sso ungTESTEDAMERICAN35 YEARS ^0linimentOF THE SEASON.Also a now line of clothing which wiil he•old cheaper than any otherhouse in the State.We keep everything in the line ofDRY GOODS.Call and convinc yourself.ESTABLISHED IN 1838.T. W. HOUSE26 Main St., Houuton,Texas.BANKER,—AND—COTTON FACTOR.1A0RK1GN and domestic Exchan go boughtJL1 and sold. Collections made at all ac-•essibla point* in the State, and immediatereturns made at current rate* the day of payment. Prompt and careful attention givento all correspondence. Account* of interiorBanker* and Merchant! and others receiveden liberal terms.Consignment* of Cotton solicited, uponwhich liberal cash advance# will be made.Bepecial attention given to thefEISHINB CLASSING AMD SALE OF COTTONand prompt note of same rendered.I refer with pride to my many patrons, whohava shipped me their cotton this season, tobaar me out in the assertion that, I obtain milmarket prices, give highest classification andaaeatUfactory result* aa are had in any market.Having disposed of my Wholesale GroceryInterest, I purpose enlarging theBanking and CottonFOR HUSKiNQ CORN.An Improved Wagon Ueslgned by a Kan.eea Farmer.In huaking and gathering corn fromstanding stalks, the work is greatly fa-cilitated by placing two boards on thefar side of the wagon box, as shownby the dotted lines In tho illustration,engraved from sketches by J. Whildin,of Kansas. These are fastened to-gether by four brackets, two on eachside, two of which are shown at a,which paas down the far side of thebox. Thin enables the husker to throwthe ears of corn quiokly withoutwatching their passage. In thismethod of gathering corn it i^custom-ary for the team to walk on the rowsalready husked, but just alongside theunhusked rows As the huBker ad-vances, he calls on his horses to go on,which they do with unguided lines un-[til spoken to; but they frequently donot stop promptly at the word, and ifallowed the habit of disobeying theyfrequently get beyond his reach, whenhe is obliged to run to catch them,which leads to, and often causes, a run-away. This difficulty can bo avoided;by passing tho lines, b, loosely throughthe loops at the tops of the standardsand tying to them a long rope, to botrailed on the ground, a part of which! is shown trailing. When the team'gets too far beyond the driver, thol rope is yet within easy reach, which hegrasps and pulls, speaking to the teamat the same time. A few lessons ofthis kind, promptly administered,make the team stop at the word. Inunloading ear corn from a wagon dif-ferent methods ere used to enable theoperator to pass the scoop under thecorn on the upper surface of tho| floor of tho wagon bed. One ofthese devices is a wide scoop board,Iplaced at the end gate and passinglobllquely downward until it rests nearthe center of the floor of the wagon.In another method the floor of the bedextends about twenty inohes beyondthe tail gate. In another the tail gateis hinged at the bottom so that it opensdownward until held by supportingchains on a level with the floor of thewagon box.All these devices are unhandy, havingto be carried along and in position be-fore the corn is loaded, and with thelast method it is difficult to keep thebox sufficiently tight to hold smallgrain, which is necessary where muchof the grain is drawn to market, not inbags, but loose in the wagon-bed. Asuperior device is shown in the illustrartion which represents a wagon with theseat and brake removed, showing howthe scoop-board, e, f, is made and ap-plied. Select a two-by-four inch scant-ling, e, and bevel it eighteen iuchcHback on one edge to a point on the op-posite edge. Place it with bevelededge upward on tho aide of the rear endWILL POSITIVELY CURERheumatism, Lame Back, StiffJoints, Sprains, Bruises, Cramps.Lumbago, Pain or Inflammation fromany cause; also Spavin, Ringbone, Splint, Galls orScrew Worm in stock. Price, 25 ots.A Famous Remedy of a Famous Physician.C. F. BROWN CHEMICAL CO.,liole Proprietor*. 72 John 8L, New York.NEW YORK(Jmp§Toii[SERFTENBERG BRO’S & GO.Hecoiving evory week from now ou nowgoods, comprising all theNOVELTIESIMPROVED HU8KING W1QON.of the box, and on tho projecting endof the cross-bur, d, with tho sharpenedpoint resting under the projecting endof the bolster. Cut off the other end ofthe scantling two feet behind the wag-on box. Hovel and cut from the re-mainder of the scantling a similar boardand place it in the same manner on theother side of the wagon. Then withsmall nails fasten a wide board acrossthe top of side pieces for a temporarystay. Now draw this frame out fromthe wagon, lay it upside down on theground, and with three and one-halfinch wire nailsifirmly nail two boards,one by twelve incites, across the backend of the side pieces, as shown at f, e.Remove tho temporary stay board, sawtho permanent ones, f, even with thoouter edge of the scantling, and thoscoopboard is complete. To unload,placo it in position, raise tho end-gate,stand on this platform and scoop away.If the end-gato opens backward withhinges it may strike tho platform be-fore it is quite open. To remedy thisobstruction, cut a little off the upperside of tho end of the cross-bar, d, orcut a notch in the bottom of the scant-ling, or both. —American Agriculturist.fepartmanU. and, by personal and auidiouaHtniUn to butineM, nope to m«**t and re-wire a larger share of patronage In the fufare than m the paat. Correapondenee inT. W. HOUSE.A Profitable I'arm Implement.It is possible that some of our read-ers are unfamiliar with the use of thefeed cutter, one of the most useful andprofitable of implements and, too, onethat should bo found on evory farmwhere there is slock to bo fed, fodderto be saved, meat to bo made and asale for all the extra provender onehas. It would be incorrect to say thatone-half the grain fed in tho west iswasted, but it would be near the truthif one said that by judicious manage-ment he could accomplish very nearlyas much by feeding only half the grainand the right use of the fodder. Achaff made of chopped hay, straw andcorn fodder would mnko an excellentfeed all through tho winter for workanimals that are but little used; andas well for sheep if with it was mixeda trifle of linseed meal and corn meal.But very little grain needs to be fedwhere an ample supply of a mixture ofthis kind is found.—Golman’s RuralWorld. __Mako tin ^Vorfl Double Iti Crop.Instead of cultivating too much landthe true system of successful farmingis to make an acre double its crop. Todo so tlie manure and fertilizer shouldnot be spread over a large surface. Itdocs not pay to give a plant only halfenough for its support, but rather togive It all that it needs, as will bo thocase when a small plot receives themanure. Economy of labor and a less-ening of tho cost in fertilizers, as wellas largor profits from an acre, will thenbe assured.It May Do As Much For You.Mr. Fred Miller, oi Irving, 111.,writes that be had a Severe Kid-ney trouble foFniaDy years, withsevere pains in bis baok and alsothat his bladder was affected.Abont a year ago he began nseof Electric Bitiers and found re-lief at once. Electric Bitters isespecially adapted to enre of allKiducy and Liver tronblee andoften gives almost instant relief.One trial will prove onr statement.Price only 60c. for large bottle.At any Drag Store. -6-The girl who had a falling ontwith her friend will not try thebammook again.—Picayune.Belief la Six Hours.Distressing Kidney and ffiadder disease* re-lieved In six nonre by the ■' New Great SotAMtaicA* Ku>*av Ci kb ” Till* new remedyle * greet surprl*- on nnoonnt of It* exceedingprnmptneee In relieving pnln In the bladder,kidney*, baok r.-td every part of the urinarypassage* In roalo or female. It relieve* retention or weter and pain In pe-alng It almost Im-mediately If yon want quick relief and r.nrthl* It yonr remedy _Sold by J MKYKNBKKU Jr., Drugxl.t,■- LeUrange, TexasFRESH FARM NOTE8.HAUL out manure as it acounrnlatenand spread on the fields. Do not let itpile up and fire fang., CiJtax up rubbish about the farm.Bits of rails, limbs of trees, ends ofboards, etc., will soon be covered withsnow.IF building temporary eorn cribs.have the floor at least a foot above thoground, so rate and mice cannot harborunder itPatch up the cracks in the chickenbouse, cow barn, sheep shed, etc.Cold winds are detrimental to stockraising.Git potatoes in the cellar or pit asthe time Is nearly here whec cold nightswill Injure them. Bee that the storingplace is well ventilated.Which the machinery used in puttingin the wheat crop is needed no longer,carefully clean, grease bright metalsurfaces and put away In a dry place.IN selecting seed corn rememberthat the varieties will cross-fertilizeat long distanoea Select seed fromeorn which has grown apart from othervarieties.Tub best method of keeping rootswhere one has no regular root collar isto bury on dry ground. Cover with twofeet of earth and see that all water thatfalls on the pit can get off readily.Laying out and putting in tile drainsis now in order, where the ground is nottoo hard. Better have all the mainlines surveyed and the tile leveled be-fore covering. Imperfectly laid drainsare useless.TO HANG A PORKER.A Contrivance to Lessen the Labor ofDremalnff Hogs.As cold weather comeson the numberof porkers slain for home use will IncreaBe. The labor of dressing themmay be materially lessened by the useof the "hanging post,” illustrated here-with. No. a, in sending it to Farm,Field and Fireside, says: ‘‘Take around post twelve feet long, mortisetwo holes three feet from tho top, slipin two crossbars. Make a round tenonon top, put on cap and pin above, orput hook on back part and hook tostaple in post Leave loose, so it canturn to swing hog out of tho way ofthe next”On this four hogs may be hung. Ifthe post is set loose in a neat-fittinghole three feet deep it, the post, can betaken out after using and put undercover.FOR PULLING STUMPS.A Device Which Can Be Helled Upon InAll Circumstance*.I cut a good strong pole about twentyfeet long of white ash. Trim and peelit nicely, hitch a strong rope to the top—a chain will do, but it is heavier tohandle. Set the pole against the stumpto be pulled, letting the lower end restbetween two room. Then put a strongchain around the top of the stump,passing it around the pole. A teamhitched to the rope will pull out mostany Btnmp. Place the polo close to thestump and cut the roots opposite thepole. Two men can best do the work,one to tend the horse, the other to cutroots as the stump is being turned up.—F'arm and Home.llow to File n Hand Saw.In filing a band saw considerableskill is necessary so the teeth will beuniform in size, and cut well withoutrunning to the right or left of theboard. The hand which holds the filemust be guided by reason and experi-ence, else the file will bear upon onetooth more than upon the other whenthe stroke is made, with the result thatone tooth will be cut away while theother is not reduced, and this inequali-ty in filing soon becomes apparent ifthe same person and his eccentricitycontinue' to file the saw. The bestway to remedy a saw that is out of or-der Is to screw It in a vise with astraight edge, and file all the teeth toan average height by bringing them toa level on the straight edge. Whenthis has been done the straight edgemay he removed and the file used insuch a way as to equalize the shapeand length of the teeth. If totally ig-norant of how to shape the teeth, fol-low the filing of a saw of similar pat-tern that has been handled by a personof experience. .__Itch on human and horses andall animals cured in 30 minutes byWbolford’s Sanitary Lotion. Thisnever fails. Sold by J, Msyen-berg, Jr., Druggist, LaOrangeTexas. _ 47-ly.Binka—Is that a summer weightyou’ve got on !Chinks tin his new suit)—Thetailor says it’s an eighteen months’wait.—Detroit Free Press.They wash their clothes~ WITHCLAIRETTETl/ate whereSOAPp fyeifatylaMADE ONLY BYN.KfAIRBANK&CO. St.Louis.BALD HEADS!What Is the condition of yours? Is your hair dry, (harsh, brittle? Does It spilt at the end*? has it a<lifeless appearance ? Does it fall out when combed or |brushed? Is it full of dandruff ? Does your scalp itch ? ,la It dry or In a heated condition ? If these are some of iyour symptoms be warned In time or you will become bald. |i Skookum Root Hair GrowerCoil** Bon* Vmniurod.Hon. F. II. Bayne was thrown ‘fromhla horse, at Crockett, from which hiacollar bone was fractured.AU*ck*4 by a Maniac.K. P. Scott of Paris received a tele-gram from hia brother, who lives inOregon, stating that he hud just pad adesperate encounter with a maniaowhom he was guarding. The man gothold of a knife and made a furious as-sault on Scott. In grappling with theman hia handa were terribly laoerated.Heott finally succeeded in striking thoman down with a stool. hM, J, CONNELL— IflfiAlaKR IK-at the result of aefentMo Icall) led to the dlscov- |_________ . *___—/ mineral* nor oil*. It,tot a Dye, but a delightfully ooollng and refraahlng Tonic. By stimulating ,the follicles, it stops /ailing hair, cures dandruff and grow* hair on bald ,™£SJR5*thefjr Keej^the sealg cUam healthy.^d^freo^m^liMtatlng eragtloni^ byand destroy the^hair. ** ******* y# • *If your druggist cannot supply you send direct to us, and we will forwardl propald, on receipt of price. Grower, $1.00 per bottle; 6 tor $6.00. Soap, OOo.\ per jar; 6 for $2.50.THE SKOOKUn ROOT HAIR GROWER CO.,07 Mouth Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y.Do yon cougli f If so, It Is youiown feu It. We guarantee “C.C. C. Certain Cough Care” tocure Coughs, Colds, LaOrtppe,Croup, Whooping Congh, andThrout and Lung Diseases.Sold bv Wm. IIkrmkm, Jr.Three things to cultivate—goodbooks, good friends; and good hn-mor.The king or all Cough Caresh “ C. C. C. Certain CoagbCure." It cures Coughs, Colds,Hoarsen one, Fronp, Influrnxa,Bronchitis, Ac., where otherreOtadles fell.Bold by Wm. Hkkmes, Jr.TRUE-BUT-:WardMcAllister in an article inthe New.York World says:“There are no jieoplejwlio.'dreaBso extravagaiftly as do the ~ wageearners of this ebuutrv, moro es-pecially the women.”We do not want|to shak,e’. Ms.McAllister up for saying this, oreven todeuy it: on the contrarywe will admit there is consider-able trnth in it, butSome years ago a radical Eng-lish writer concluded . he wouldbring the two olasscs, the peopleand the aristocracy, into juxta po-sition in the following way. Haasks:—“Who laid.the (foundation ofour free institutions, parliaments,representations and trial by jury!’’The people.“Who]dontroyed them to a groatpractical extent and rent the soilfrom its ancient possessors!’’“The. Aristocracy.“Who attempted to wring theGreat Charter from King Johnand failed!”The barons.,‘Who won it!”The people, who drovo Johnand the barons before them, audcompelled Henry the 3rd to givethem a still better^charter.“Who tore the kingtom to piec-es by civil wars!”The Aristocracy.“Who meantime cultivated theground, originated trade, raisedthe country, to, wealth,^strengthand respect in spite of aristocra-tic war!”The People.“Who treinbled’beforo the Tud-ors, and became tbeir murderoustools!”The Aristocracy.“Who made tho Tudor Eliza-beth tremble in the midst of herhaughtiness and retract her ar-bitrary demands!’’The people."Who joined with the Stuartsto destroy the liberties of tbe nat-ion uDd to rule by u standingarmy!”The Aristocracy’“Who put down both king andaristocracy!”The people.“Who recalled the debauchedCharles the 2nd?”The Aristocracy.“Who drove the Stuarts fromthe throne!’’Tho People.“Who from 1815 went on spen-ding money on foreign wars!”The Aristocracy."Who raised the wind! Whoplowed and sowed, dug and hoed,spun aud wove, traded and raisedEngland to such a pitch of powerand wealth as withstood all im-mediate ruin!”The People.“Who.plauted America!”The People.“Who.lost it!”The^imbecile Aristocracy.“Who invented the NationalDebt!”Tbe’Aristocraoy."Who are taxed perpetually topay the interest on it!”The People.The author then goes on toshow that up to this time out ofa list of thirty reonwned lawyers,not one bad come from the ar-istocracy.Out of seventeen philosophersonly one had oome from the ar-istocracy.Out of 163 learned men thearistocracy only nnmbered four.Ont of 49 historians the aristo-cracy nnmbered buCtbree.Ont of 34 great naval and* mili-tary commanders only two camefrom the aristocracy,Out of 146 noted artists andaristocracy has only funishedone.Out of 46 Founders and Invon-lors.the aristocracy furnished butone.Out of 16’discoverers ouly^onefrom the aristocracy,If we were to compile similarrecords in the United Slates itwould be found here as in ^Eng-land that it is tbe people, thewage earners,frouLwhom emanateall sources of progress and welth.Then is it not'a’pertiuent, inquiryif the people produce the wealth,if the people are at the foundationof our progress, who has the bestright to good clothes, and to thewealth and*progress produced bythem!Will WardMcAllister[pleas etellus!—Chicago Expsess.“C. C.C. Certain Chill Cure”is pleasant to take and harm-less. Children like It. Guaran-teed to cure Chill* and Fever.-Vo Cure—No Pay.Sold by Wm. IJkrmks, Jr.A STAMP ROOM.' GEThe Novel Wall Covering of a Lon-, donApaitment.uon rei ust'u io indorse. i,aid 81,000 should be paid. Ii pay any amount without of-itlon by the board, and the] ‘In a oertuin old fashioned housein Loudon there is a room abouttwelve feet square, the walls ofwhich are completely paperedwith postage stamps. It is estima-ted by Mr. Palmer who is the lar-gest stamp dealer in the world,that these stamps would be worthlive million dollars but for the un-fortunate oircumstance that theyare not genuine. - , ,| There is hardly enough salvage inMr. I aimer extracted these for- j building to pay for wrecking it.”geries from timeThe K. or F. roast at Wlaaboro.Fifty knights, escorting twenty la-dies from Sulphur Springs, were met atthe depot at Winsboro by WinsboroLodge No. ittfl and escorted to the hotel,thenue, in procession, to the Methodistchurch, at which place the local andvisiting knights were entertained byC.C. J. M. Brook of Sulphur Springs,who lectured on Py thlsuism, and at theolose all partook of a sumptuous repast.Wolves in Crosby County.Yancy Lee, living on his ranch sev-enteen miles south of Emma, says thelobo wolves are worse than ever ou hisranch. He and G. L. Lee guard therange at night, and when they hear thecattle bellowing and rallying theymount and hasten to the bunch, fre-quently killing a wolf or two beforethey scatter. The wolves usually run inbunches of from six to eight and theycan take down almost any animal.General tieveiiue Receipts.The general revenue receipts at Aus-tin, for October, foot up 871,000, against861,000 for same month last year. Re-ceipts came in the first week with sucha rush that the administration peoplepredicted a 8200,000 boom, but practi-cally nothing has come in the last twoweeks. Monthly expenses are in excessof receipts and if government creditorsdo not continue to wait for their sal-aries the cash balance will hit theground in November.Morphine VVuu the Cause or HI* Death.A night or two ago J. T. Roseberryregistered at the Grand hotel in FortWorth, and the following day he wasfound under the influence of morphineIt 11 o’clock that night he was pulse-less, and the physicians abandoned allhope, saying he might live and hour.He had been for several years in theauditor’s department of the Rio Granderailway, but recently was employed inthe Rock Island freight department.He died at 11:46.Terrible State or Things at Corpus Chrletl.The people of Corpus Christi are ex-periencing the hardest and dryest timessince 1888. Nearly all the live stock inthe country will die during the comingwinter. Many ranch men are shippingtheir stock; some to Louisiana. Cor-pus Christi is getting drinking waterfrom tho Banquete, twenty-five milesdistant. Every night 16,000 gallonsof water are conveyed to that city byrail. “When is it ever going to rain ?”is the question asked now. It is sug-gested that a meeting of all denomina-tions be called to meet at Market hallin that city on Sunday, at 11 o’clock,toask Almighty God to bless that coun-try with a rain, that the threatenedsufferings of both man and beast maybe averted.The Texas Hnlldlng at the World’* Fair.The Texas state building and con-tents on the fair grounds at Chicagohave been seized by the sheriff to satis-fy an alleged claim of Harley A Son,the contractors who put up the struc-ture. They put in a bid for “extrasamounting to $2,700 over the contractedprice. The ladies, whose enthusiasmand pluck enabled the Lone Star stateto be represented at the fair, are muchchagrined over the unpleasant affair,but will not submit to extortion. Mrs.Benedetto B. Tobin, president of theassociation, says : “Riley Gordon andthe San Antonio architect securedwritten agreement that the cost wasnot to exceed $25,000. Every dollar ofthis has been paid. Then the contractors put in a bill of 82,700 for ‘extras,’which Gordon refused to indorse. La-ter he said $1,000 shouldrefused to _ficial sanction by tseizure is the result. The contents donot belong to us, and will all be sentbaok home. We ail feel mortified, butthe building has. served its purpose.The bill is excessive and extortionate,and it would be unjust to submit to it.the- *!LaOrange, Texan.(South sidi or Public Squxax.)1/ EKP8 constantly on hand a toll assort-Xv ment of heating and cooking stoveiof the latest itylea, and from the best manu-factories.Also tinware of all kinds, betide* manyotber’articlei of household goods.The public are invited to call and examinemy stock.No. 8. 1. y.J. MEYENBERG, Jr„PRESCRIPTIONDRUGGIST,- DEALER INmADVERTISINGAdvertising fl.OO per inch for •»! liner-tion and 60 cents for sack subsequent inser-tion, for any time leu than three months.It'AIU.1 Mouth*.(1 Mouth*.It Mobil*.1 Inch2 “8 “4 «6 “* Col.1 •<* 4,007.0010.0018,0017.0020.00Kft’OQ$ 7,0012,0018,0028,0028,0082,0060,00$100u18,0U26,OU82,0040.0060.0072,001 “oujoo100 jx>160/JO1’IUCE OF SUBSCRIPTION.One Copy, One Year........................*j,“ A Blx Month*..................... 1,“ “ Hi rev Month*..................CLUB PRICE.twenty Coplen. On. Yenr..:.....,........ wn,rivo •* •• “ "...............to time. As arule he says the people fromwhom he bought them did notknow that they were forgeries.No forged stamp, however, islikely to pass as »• genuine whenit falls under his scratiny.This^crazy patchwork shows aspecimen of every known 8‘ampin the world. The Pall Mall Bud-get says there are seventy thous-and stamps on tho walls of tberoom, and that it took almostthirty years to collect them.“To make wall paper out ofthem kept four pair of hauds busyfor three month*. They are past-ed upon canvass, that it will notbe necessary to move the build-ing in order to remove the stamps.Puste, not gum was used, becausegum dieoolors stamps, Havingbeen fastened to tbe canvass, tbeslampe were treated to a coat ofshellac and then varnished.”While there cannot be much ar-tistio beauty in a room papered inthis way, it suggested an idea forthose discouraged stamp collect-ors who started with the intent-ion of securing a million, but haveat last abandoned the idea afterpatiently “soaking off” aud tyingup up several thousands of thesmall bits of paper gathered bytheir own industry and throughthe contributions of the pityingfriends.Children like lo take “C. C. C.Certain Chill Cure,” the pleas-ant and guaranteed cure ForFever, Ague and lllalurlu—Bet-ter than quinine.Sold by Wm. Hermes, Jr.In praying it is better to hare aheart withoutwords than wordswithout a heart.Hcv. F. C. Iglehart, New York,writes: “ A corn on the toe is athorn In the flesh, whleh * C. C.C. Certain Corn Care ’ most mer-cifully removes.”Soldbv Wm. Hermes, Jr.MUMU.Do you know that every orael-ty inflicted upon a cow poisons toa greater or less extent its milk!IT TOUT BACK ACHTBOr too are all worn out, really Rood for nothlnxIt I* general debility. TrynHowjra Mon bittkhu.It will cure you, and give a good appetite. HolOby all dealer* In mediefne.RHEUMATI8M,NEURALGIA,8CIATICA.LUMBAGO, 7The Fort Worth Oaxette In the Court*.Litigation growing out of the dis-charge of the fraternity printers by theGazette management is proceeding nowin tho district court. The dischargedforces deny the power of the presentmanagement to oust them, claimingthat under the new charter gotten outorganizing the Gazette company andinvolving a co-operative plan, the par-ties discharged own a majority of thestock; also claiming that under theplan the editorial, mechanical and busi-ness departments were absolutely inde-pendent of each other and the dischargeof one branch of tho paper’s force byanother was illegal. Tile petition con-tains other allegations and embracessome 1,500 words. Among other things,the answer to the above petition de-nies that plaintiffs own a majority ofthe stock of the company. It sets forthtiiat under the by-laws the executivecommittee, subject to the approval ofthe board of directors, may remove em-ployes from any of the several depart-ments, and that plaintiffs were removedfrom the employ of the Gazette com-pany for incompetency and negleot efduty. It is denied that the Gazettecompany has failed to meet any of itsobligations. The charge that an effortis being made to dispose of the paperand jeopardize tke Interests of plaintiffstockholders is denied. It is chargedthat the employes of the mechanicaldepartment of the paper under the di-rection of J. C. Martin, principal plain-tiff, were insubordinate and that saidMartin, being president of the printers’protective fraternal society, made theGazette the headquarters of that or-ganization and arrayed against it thepaper labor organizations throughoutthe country through his warfare on theprinters’ union. The answer containsabout 2,500 words.A trial will convince the mostskeptical that “C. C. C. CertainCough Cure ” la tke« greatestremedy extant for th<of LaGrtppe,fold., dec.Proscriptions careiully compounded fromfresh, pure drugs day and night,and delivered in any partof tho city, free.Went Side Public Square.LaGILA-N-QE,(26-ly)TEXA.S.John Schuhmachor.Leo Frede.- BANKER. -WHOLESALE AND RETAILGROl.ERS— AND DEALERS IN —Western Produce,Flour, : Grain : and : Hay.LaGRANGE, TEXAS.Will - Sell - Cheap - for - Cash.2-ly.____________A.UG. STREITHOFF-DEALER IN-,*■*"), — •*--‘ V • I ; 'Stoves, Tinware and Bouse Fur-nishing Goods.East Side of Public Square.LAGRANGE, TEXAS.-v—IT AS just received a large and splendidIT stock of everything in his line.Work in the tin line such as roofing, gut-tering &c. done at moderate prices.• Call and see mo. (86-ly.)DRUGS!DRUGS! DRUGS!It HEMES, Jr,DRUGGISTc cureCroup, Congha.Sold by Wm. Hermes, Jr.Do yon know tbat every crueltyinflicted en an animal in killing orjnat before death poisons to agreater or less extent Its meat!Do yon know that flsb killed assoon aa taken from the water bya blow on the baok of the beadwill keep longer and be betterthan those permitted to die slow-lytDo yon know tbat every kindnot yon do and every kind wordyon speak to a dumb animal willmake not only tbe animal bnlyourself happier, and not onlymake yon happier but alto better tGeo, T. Angela.bast bid* or PUBLIC BqUAXa,LaGltANGE, - TEXAS.1-V-Keeps a foil stock of drugs, medicines, per-fumorios, fancy and toilet articles ofevory dosoriptlon, besides a tollline of stationer j andSCHOOL BOOHS.Also oils, paints, brushes and other articlesused by painters.A fine stock of cigars and smoking tobacooof tho beat brands.^^-Prescriptions carefully compounded.1-ly]All transient advertise ment* and subscrqlion* due in advanoe.Yearly advertisers allowed the privile ,of quarterly change.Marriage and obituary notioee, exceedu *eight lines, half rates.Advertisements inserted under eontri.,lor a given time and discontinued before e*piration of time, will be charged for *transient advertisements.Our terms for announcing candidates a i$16 for Congress and district officers; $8,UUtor county officers; $4,00 for precinct andmunicipal officers. Terms cash.Call* upon candidates, their replies antheii circulars, and all notice* cl a personacharacter, (if at all admisaablo into our columns) will be charged as advertisement*Local reading adve* u»ementa, wiiei. ,tie* havo a standing card in the papt i,cents each line; parties having no eai „the paper will be chargod 26 cents a line .orfirst insertion and 16 cents a line lor oacbsubsequent insertion.^Ei-xa-io-cjs.M. E. Church South—Corner Travis andMonroe street— Geo. E. Clothier, Pastor.—Services as follows:Sunday School at 0:80 a. in. Col. P. E.Edmondson Supt. Preaching at 11 a. m. and8 p. m. Young Men’s meeting on Tuesdayat 8 p. m. Regular prayer services Wedin s-days at 8 p. ui. Prayer meeting Fridays ut6 p. m. •St. Jamies’ CuuxcH-(Episoopal.)-Rev. A.B. Perry, Rector.—Services with sermon ev-ery 1st and 8d Sunday morning at 11 a. m.,and evening at 8 p. id.—Lay service every2d and 4th Sunday at 11 a. in. — Sundayschool every Sunday morning at 9:80.P. T. Cartxh, Sup’LCatholic Chubch—Services by Father P.M. Lenart*. 2nd, 8rd and 4th Sunday o:every month. First Mass at 7 o’clock A. M.; _High Mass at 10 o’clock A. M.1’kkhuvtkkian Church.—Sunday school jlevery Sunday at 9:80 o’clock a. m. Evory- 1body is oordially invited to attend.G. W. BuOKiNOHAM, Sup’LLutheran services at the Presbytoriaochurch, every second and fourth Sabbath in |the month, in the afternoon.___"Services at the Christian church on the 1stand 4th Sundays of each month by Eld. T.Smith.STATE DIRECTORY,Governor—J. S. HOGG.Lieut. Governor—M. M. CRANE.Attorney General—C. A. CDLUX.RSOK $Comptroller—J. D. McCALL.Treasurer-W. B. WORTHAM.Commissioner, Land Office—W. L. MatGAUUHEY.SUPREME COURT:Chief Justice—J. W. 8TAYTON.Associate Justices—R. R. GAINES.“ “ —J. L. HENRY.APPELLATE COURTJ. B. WHITE, P. J.W. L. DAVIDSON A J. H. HURT.COUNTY DIRECTORY.PATENTS.Caveat* and Ra-lnue* secured, Trade-Mark*I Upon receipt of model or sketch of Invention- *, wl^“Y °*e«*ffirt«*l7aeroia»romthaFatpre^ie^nYth1."ln«"reatFEnMnlu^“dto•pedal reference* seat WnSlSlJ* R. UTTELL,•ettoltocatf ■district otfickbs:Judge22 Jud. Dis’t—H.TEICUMUKLi.lib '£District Attorney—J. L. STOREY.Clerk District Court—J. B. liOiiLOWAY.jCourts commence on the Tenth Momle? ;after the first Monday in March und Septu..Bber, and continue six weeks.COUNTY OFFICERS:County Judge—W. S. ROBSON.County Attorney—J. F. W OLTERS.County Clerk—RUDOLPH KLATT.County Sberiti—B. L. ZAPI*.County Treasurer—R. T. BRADSHAWCounty Assessor—G. A. HEll.IO.County Collector—NEAL ROBISON.County Surveyor—P. B. FAISON.COUNTY COMMISSIONEKbBeat No. 1—JOSEPH GLtECKLEK.Beat No. 2—M. B. O’BAR.Beat No. 8—CHARLES LUCK.Beat No. 4—F. G. SEYDLEK.The County Commissioners’ Court me*every three months, viz: On the BeooflMondays in February, May, August SBNovember.County Court of Fayette County meets fo;Criminal, Civil and Probate business, thlthird Mondays in January, April, JulyOctober.JUSTICES AND CONSTABLESBeat No. 1—H. C. Ledbetter, Justice; I. Yi|Kennedy, Constable. Court Lust Monday ieach month, at the courthouse.Beat No. 2—Conrad Ber;sch, Justice; JeJanak, Constable. Court meets Tbursogafter 4th Monday, at Fayetteville.Beat No. 8—0. H. Schiege, Justice; Bdtin Wiederhold, Constable. Court 1st Wfday in each month, at Round Top.Beat No. 4—A. A. Ramsey, Justiee; J. IParr, Constable. Court Thursday afterMonday in each month at Winchester.Beat No. 6f—G. W. Cole, Justice; C.Null, Constable. Court Saturday after ]Monday in each month, at Muldoon.Beat No. 6— M. A. Hopkins, Justice; jLatimer, Constable. Court 2nd Mondeach month, at Flatonia.Beat No. 7—Joe J. Fietsam, Justice; V|jtor Bladzyok, Constable. Court Thuafter 8d Monday in each month, atmannville.Beat No. 8—0. T. Willrich, Jus'ice; J«Plvoda, Constable. Court Thursday M2nd Monday in each month, at SchulenlT"TOWN OFFICERS.LA OXAMOH.Mayor—H. W. BPKCKEL8.Marshal—ROBERT SAMPLE.Treasurer—J. W. BLAIZK.Secretary—J. MEYENBERG. iAttorney—PERCY FAISON.Aldermen—Wm. N. McKinney, 0,Friedberger, Frank Lidiab, 1. RosenthalN. Hall, Joe Cottam, M. M. Rodger*, |drew Brown.The Council meets in the Mayer’aen the Fint and Third Wednesdays iamonth.Arrivtu ui Dtptrmreof Mill fro ]From LaOrange to Scbulmtexcept Sunday, arrive* at IS a, m., Ilp.m.From LaOrange to Biegel, twoweak, Tuesday and Saturday, arrivleaves 10 a. m. JFrom La Or